A Haifa couple was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for robbing an 80-year-old woman whom they'd first met in their apartment building's bomb shelter in 2024.
According to their indictment, 25-year-old Asil Nassar and her partner at the time, 26-year-old Miar Heiv, began to grow close to their elderly neighbor during the war, when she invited the couple to have a drink at her apartment. Over time and repeated visits, the two built a rapport with her.
On October 12, 2024, one of the women kept the neighbor busy in the kitchen while the other searched the home for valuables and credit cards, stealing around $300 in cash.
One of the stolen credit cards did not work, and the two returned to the neighbor's apartment, where they threatened and assaulted her in an attempt to get the card's code. During their assault, the neighbor was beaten, pulled by her hair, and was eventually knocked unconscious after one of the women smothered her with a pillow.
After their attack, the women stole their neighbor's phone, house key, and NIS 100. They used the phone to receive the neighbor's bank code, allowing them to draw NIS 5,000 from an ATM.
Nassar was sentenced to 32 months' imprisonment and forced to pay the neighbor NIS 6,000 in compensation, while Heiv was sentenced to 68 months' imprisonment and forced to pay NIS 12,000 in compensation.
Two men stabbed in Jerusalem
Two men in their 20s were stabbed in Jerusalem in the early hours of Thursday morning, Magen David Adom confirmed.
One of the men, approximately age 25, was reported to have sustained serious injuries, while the other sustained light injuries.
Magen David Adom responders provided emergency care on the scene and evacuated the two men to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Later on Thursday, the Israel Police announced that they had arrested six suspects possessing knives.
Man indicted after pointing gun at police
Also on Wednesday, a man in his 20s was indicted after pointing a gun at police officers while being chased last month.
According to the indictment, police officers conducting routine operations in the Negev spotted the suspect with a Glock pistol. After calling for the man to stop, the officers gave chase.
During the chase, the suspect turned and aimed his gun at one of the officers, upon which the officer shot and wounded him.
The pistol was seized by police, and both it and the suspect were taken in for questioning.